JANNIK SINNER is facing rival Carlos Alcaraz for the chance to lif his first-ever Wimbledon title – but he will have to do it wearing an elbow sleeve.
The World No1 eased past Ben Shelton and then Novak Djokovic to reach the grand stage in SW19.
Jannik Sinner is wearing an elbow sleeve after suffering an injury[/caption]
Bu Sinner now faces the toughest test of all against two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.
The Italian icon may have a slight disadvantage as he’ll be playing with what seems to be an elbow sleeve.
Why is Jannik Sinner wearing an elbow sleeve?
Sinner took a heavy tumble very early on in his round of 16 match against Grigor Dimitrov match on Centre Court last Monday and hurt his elbow.
He received treatment during a medical time-out during the second set
And the Australian Open and US Open champion was spotted with ice strapped to his arm after the victory before conducting his media duties.
Sinner – who ironically axed his physiotherapist and trainer on the eve of Wimbledon – has worn the sleeve in his matches since.
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What has Sinner said?
The World No1 further explained his injury after the Dimitrov encounter.
Sinner said: “It happened very early in the match, first game. It was quite an unfortunate fall.
“I have checked the videos a little bit, and it didn’t seem a tough one, but I still felt it quite a lot, especially on the serve and forehand.
“I could feel it.
“So let’s see. Tomorrow we are going to check to see how it is, and then we see.
“Here they have good ATP physios, in any case. The doctors are good.
“As I said, tomorrow we are going to check with MRI to see if there’s something serious, and then we try to adjust it.”
Speaking ahead of the final his coach, Simone Vagnozzi, said: “We’re managing it. It’s getting better every day.
“When you’re on the court, during the match, it’s not even easy to understand what’s happening.
“Then we did an MRI and several tests – he’s managing it well and is focusing on what he can do.”
